People
Bert Parnaby
Biography:
James Bertram "Bert" Parnaby (4 March 1924 – 30 July 1992) was a British actor who was notable for a string of TV and Film roles from the 1960s through the 1980s. His TV roles included performances in Blackadder, By the Sword Divided, Juliet Bravo, Inspector Morse and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989).
Whilst living in Didsbury, Bert was a schoolmaster at Manchester Grammar School during the 1950s and early 1960s. Teaching English, he was greatly involved in the production of teachers’ plays. He... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Completely Bad News as Neighbour | 2019-11-29 |
Gas and Candles as Bill | 1991-08-01 |
Reunion as Dr. Jakob Strauss | 1989-05-17 |
The Dressmaker as Mr Barnes | 1988-12-16 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe as Father Christmas | 1988-11-13 |
Prick Up Your Ears as Magistrate | 1987-04-17 |
On the Palm as Slatterthwaite | 1987-04-05 |
Daemon as Mr. Crabb | 1985-12-31 |
Unfair Exchanges as Phone Poet | 1985-01-20 |
Rainy Day Women as Fleming | 1984-04-10 |
Dirty Movie as Man | 1984-01-07 |
Bad News as Neighbor | 1983-01-24 |